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Stetson is extending the closure of the DeLand campus beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 11, given the storm's intensity and the need for some employees to evacuate. Based on the current forecast of Hurricane Milton, all in-person classes & events are canceled Oct. 7-11, and residential students must evacuate campus and follow their Hurricane/Emergency Evacuation plan. All students need to fill out the "What's Your Plan – Hurricane Milton Form," available through Housing Central on MyStetson, to indicate whether they have a place to go (home/family/friends) or need a place to stay.
The two-tier deadline (closure begins at 1 p.m. Oct. 8, campus closes at 5 p.m.) gives a four-hour transition window for students to finish packing and depart
Mandatory completion of a 'What's Your Plan' form is unusual — converts the evacuation alert into a tracking instrument that lets Stetson account for every student's destination
By offering Volusia County emergency shelter as a backup option for students without alternatives, Stetson addresses the equity gap that often goes unmentioned in 'evacuate' instructions
The closure window of October 8-11 represents three full instructional days, plus weekend recovery — a four-day operational disruption